"1990Z"^^ . . . "French political philosopher" . . "Althusser, Louis"@en . . . . "1990-10-22Z"^^ . . "1918-10-16Z"^^ . . . . "1918Z"^^ . . . "Louis Pierre Althusser (French: [altys\u025B\u0281]; 16 October 1918 \u2013 22 October 1990) was a French Marxist philosopher. He was born in Algeria and studied at the \u00C9cole Normale Sup\u00E9rieure in Paris, where he eventually became Professor of Philosophy.Althusser was a longtime member\u2014although sometimes a strong critic\u2014of the French Communist Party. His arguments and theses were set against the threats that he saw attacking the theoretical foundations of Marxism."@en . .